Thursday, September 28, 2006

Anime Drinking Games

It's a pity back in the Bronze Age when I was in college I didn't know any anime fans, because anime really lends itself well to drinking games. Just imagine watching the original To Heart and drinking every time Akari says "Hiroyuki-chan"--by episode three or four you'd be seeing double, with the paramedics arriving to pump your stomach sometime in the middle of episode five. I'm sure now with this newfangled "inter-net" you can find much more exhaustive lists of rules for anime drinking games, but here are a few humble ideas from anime I've watched recently:

Drink once when:- Haruhi glares/scowls at Kyon- Haruhi creates closed space- anyone uses the phrase 'aliens, time travelers, and ESPers'- Mikuru cries out in embarrassment or alarm- Haruhi gropes or bites Mikuru-chan- Haruhi has her hair in a ponytail- Itsuki is sitting way too close to Kyon- Yuki starts going all badass while techno music plays in the background- you see a giant blue monster- Haruhi throws her 1000th pitch in fielding practice- Haruhi says she's bored- Mikuru-chan changes costumesFinish your drink when:- 'homing mode' is enabled- Kyon kisses Haruhi

Cardcaptor Sakura

Drink once when:- Sakura blushes thinking about Yukito- *Shaoran* blushes thinking about Yukito- you see Tokyo Tower in a dream- you see sakura petals- Kero-chan stares at the moon and says "Yue"- you finally find out who the hell Yue actually is- Kero-chan demands some snack food/cake/candy- Tomoyo makes a comment about how lovely/filmable/hot she thinks Sakura is- Mizuki-sensei sneaks up on Shaoran- Sakura says "Release!"- Sakura yells "Umi!" more than once- Shaoran blushes thinking about Sakura- Meilin glomps onto Shaoran- Meilin glares at Sakura- Meilin screws up cooking something- Clow Reed says 'water is a thing that flows'- anyone says a variation of 'could this be a Clow Card's doing?'- Sakura wears one of Tomoyo's costumes- Tomoyo regrets not being able to film Sakura for some reason or another- Tomoyo actually does something useful to help catch a card and isn't just filming- Yamazaki tells a lie- you see Penguin Park- Touya appears somewhere random because he's his new part-time job- Kero-chan calls Sharon or Meilin 'kid' or 'brat'- anyone says 'I sense a Clow Card's presence'Finish your drink when:- Sakura actually realizes Shaoran likes her

Full Metal Panic Fumoffu

Drink once when:- anything someone says is bleeped out- Chidori hits Sousuke with her harisen- Kyoko takes a picture with her camera- you see anyone with a ponytail- Kogure-sensei is taken to the hospital- deeply disturbed female police officers are laughing maniacally- Chidori hails a taxi by throwing Sousuke directly in its path- Bonta-kun says 'fumo' (yes, there's one episode where I guarantee doing this will cause projectile vomiting)- yakuza are getting their balls stomped on by a amusement park mascot- Sousuke tells someone to enjoy the onsen in a normal mannerFinish your drink when:- a rubber duck is blocking the view Tessa fans would kill for